For beginners entering the industry and professionals who want to develop a method and improve their product.
What you will learn
Choosing the right flour and mastering dough preparation, maturation, stretching, topping and baking for classic round pizza.
Duration
40 hours over 5 days: 10 hours of theory and 30 hours of practice. Hours: 09:00–17:00.
Language
The teaching language is confirmed upon registration.
The teaching language for each session is listed with the available dates.
Course programme
Theory
- Main cereals and their differences: wheat and its genetics
- Flour: chemical and physical properties
- Water and analytical parameters: calculating and managing dough temperature
- Yeast activity: commercial types, characteristics and functions
- Carbohydrates and improvers
- Salt and oil: their importance
- Tools, mixers, ovens and refrigerators
- Electric, gas and wood-fired ovens: operation and differences
Practice
- Making classic pizza dough
- Managing direct, semi-direct and indirect dough methods
- Dividing and shaping dough balls
- Handling and stretching dough
- Managing dough under controlled refrigeration
- The value of ingredients
- Practical exercises in different stretching techniques
- Oven management, baking at different temperatures and analysing results
- Theory and practical exam
Available dates
| Dates | School | Language | Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/11/2026 – 06/11/2026 | Kos | The teaching language is confirmed upon registration. | REQUEST INFORMATION |
| 23/11/2026 – 27/11/2026 | Athens | The teaching language is confirmed upon registration. | REQUEST INFORMATION |
| 07/12/2026 – 11/12/2026 | Crete | The teaching language is confirmed upon registration. | REQUEST INFORMATION |
| 14/12/2026 – 18/12/2026 | Cyprus | The teaching language is confirmed upon registration. | REQUEST INFORMATION |
| 14/12/2026 – 18/12/2026 | Athens | The teaching language is confirmed upon registration. | REQUEST INFORMATION |
| 01/02/2027 – 05/02/2027 | Crete | The teaching language is confirmed upon registration. | REQUEST INFORMATION |
| 08/02/2027 – 12/02/2027 | Kos | The teaching language is confirmed upon registration. | REQUEST INFORMATION |
| 15/02/2027 – 19/02/2027 | Athens | The teaching language is confirmed upon registration. | REQUEST INFORMATION |
| 01/05/2027 – 05/05/2027 | Cyprus | The teaching language is confirmed upon registration. | REQUEST INFORMATION |
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